New data released by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and Smartvote.ie has revealed that 88% of users of the Smartvote app are in favour of abortion rights.
The Smartvote app is a new election tool, which has been …
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USI election manifesto calls for rejection of loans, repeal of 8th amendment, JobBridge abolition
Broad social proposals feature alongside student centric demands as election season gears up.
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has today published its Student General Election Manifesto in anticipation of this years voting. The manifesto targets issues faced by students and young people both inside and outside of third-level environments, and in …
NUS-USI must push for immediate changes to abortion legislation
At the end of November, Belfast High Court reached the decision that Northern Ireland’s abortion laws are in breach of human rights.
Jo Gowers, women’s officer of NUS-USI, Northern Ireland’s Union of Students, has said that the union, and other organisations involved in women’s rights, must put pressure on politicians to make sure that Belfast High Court’s recent ruling on abortion is …
Minister for Health notes that abortion legislation should take into account “long term health of the mother”
Minister for Health Dr Leo Varadkar speaks to Trinity politics society on his experience of being in government and of the marriage equality campaign as well as answering questions on a wide range of topics including the abortion debate
Trinity academic among 838 medical professionals to sign Amnesty International open letter calling for decriminalisation of abortion
Dr Veronica O’Keane: Repeal of the eighth amendment will not be enough
Unlikely victims of the eighth amendment
Sarah Taaffe-Maguire considers the difficulties professional and student midwives face when negotiating the eighth amendment.
TCDSU Repeal the 8th panel wraps up
Panel is latest effort by SU in their campaign to have the eighth amendment to the Irish constitution repealed
The panel discussion organised by Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) campaign to repeal the eighth amendment has just wrapped up. The panel was entitled “Why Should We Repeal the 8th Amendment? and was opened by TCDSU president Lynn Ruane. …
Repeal the 8th Campaign launched on Trinity College campus
Week 1 saw an Amnesty petition in the arts block; week 2 will see a panel of experts on the subject.
TCDSU Repeal the 8th contingent among those at today’s March for Choice
Delegation most visible effort so far by new student led campaign
A delegation of about 60 students marched today under the TCDSU banner in the annual March for Choice. The students assembled from 12:30 at House Six from where they proceeded to march through the opened Front Gate to the Gardens …
Women on Web a viable alternative for Irish women seeking abortions
The online service has created a makeshift support network for those experiencing the trials and tribulations of an unwanted pregnancy.
If you’ve spent any time on campus, you’ve probably noticed the vast amount of red and white stickers advertising ‘’Free Abortion Pills Online’’. Stickers with the familiar red dot and unusual offer have been stuck in almost every public space …